Fairy wrasse Photo Library

[CrazyLionfish]

heres my solar

 

[CrazyLionfish]

the pic does nothing for his color and espeically his top fin, his top fin is so uniquly patterned and colored and this pic is taken with flash so its crappy and not edited in anyway lol

 

[CeeGee]

that has to be a gorgeous fish. I can tell how nice it is even with what you say is a bad photo.

I hope mine looks similar.

 

[gravedigga]

how do the Labout's Fairy Wrasse
do with the rosi-fin?
I have a pair of rosi-fins in my 100 gal and would like to get another wrasse have been lookin' at the Labout's Fairy Wrasse

 

[gravedigga]

excuse me i spelt my own fish wrong I ment to say rosy-fin!

 

[Remorarules]

Grave, I have a pair of rosy fins with a Laboutei fairy wrasse and they get along great. I also have them with a Tonga male scotts wrasse, rhomboid fairy wrasse, mystery wrasse, scarlet spreckled flasher wrasse, and everyone gets along great.

 

[Thurge]

Well, for those of you that have been looking for nice fairy wrasses' call Salty Critter http://www.saltycritter.com/. This guy has Ruby Fins I think 5 of em, 6 hawaiin flames and three females
paired up with the supers also exquisite wrasses', a mystery wrasse, and a bunch of real nice fish and mucho nice corals. Almost anything you might want he has it. I tell you it is worth the call or visit .... prices are very reasonable and the store and tanks are kept in excellent condition.. I have been in this hobby 30 years and he is up with the best.... this fyi for you wrasse freaks...

Thanks for the tip I will have to give Dan a call as soon as they open.
See if I can trade my Finespot that is a ROYAL terror.


HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY

 

[Redfish]

Pink Margin

Pink Margin

Here is a little different version of a Pink (Red) Margin Wrasse. They seem to be less and less available.

Phil

 

[cheeks69]

Awesome lookin fish Redfish ! I have a sub-male myself

Grave, I have a pair of rosy fins with a Laboutei fairy wrasse and they get along great. I also have them with a Tonga male scotts wrasse, rhomboid fairy wrasse, mystery wrasse, scarlet spreckled flasher wrasse, and everyone gets along great.

Remorarules can you post a pic ? I would love to see the Rhomboidalis in particular that's my dream fish.

 

[just dave]

 

[cheeks69]

Congrats Dave, what a spectacular pair !!! :thumbsup:

 

[CraigsReef]

About how many of the Fairy wrasses would i be able to keep in a 150 gal, Just curiuos cause im going over a stocking list and would much rather have a bunch of smaller wrasses then a few large tangs.

 

[GunMoto]

just dave - That's an awesome pair!!

 

[JohnK]

Re: Pink Margin

Re: Pink Margin

Here is a little different version of a Pink (Red) Margin Wrasse.

I have one just like yours I got a few months ago.

Oddly in the last month I was so surprised at there suddenly being so many of these in local Baltimore/Washington stores I almost made a "What's with all the Pink Margin Wrasses?" post.

One store, Exotic Aquatics, must have had a dozen of them; I'm used to Fairy Wrasses being few and far between in LFS.

Maybe they all just got shipped to this area

 

[CrazyLionfish]

Haha thats crazy, I have an Exotic Aquatics here in Illinois too, probably unrelated, just those people can't make up their own creative names! haha

 

[Vili_Shark]

Just Dave
Awsome pair my friend, really nice.

Redfish,
I feel that there are more and more Pink Margains coming in compare to before, and actually nicer ones.
the ones that are coming from Vanuatu are MUCH nicer than the ones from Phillipines.

Firy wrasse in general.
Thats it, Im getting sick of them!
Today I found my Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis dry on the floor, this fish is with me for long time and jumped already several time, last time he jumped and landed in the refugium, I decided to leave him there and it felt great (55Gallon) today I found him dry.

These fish are making me crazy, I lost all my fairy wrasses to this suicide thing, among them the most beautiful C.lineatus I've ever seen.
My tank is not easy to jump from cause I have those glass panels surrounding it.
I wont cover the tank cause it's a reef tank and I need the light.

 

[GunMoto]

Vili_Shark - Perhaps peace of mind may be a favorable compromise to lighting intensity. Depending on your lighting, I think using a panel to cover your display would reduce light intensity by only a small margin. I'm not certain, of course, but if you have access to a PAR meter (local reef club), it might be worthwhile to outlaw carpet surfing.

For my 29G, I drilled holes in a polycarbonate sheet as shown in the pic. Ventilation is good and light reduction is not a concern since I'm running 250w HQI in my small display.

 

[NorthernCF]

That looks very nice, Gun. It must have taken you some time to get all those holes punched.

 

[GunMoto]

NorthernCF - Ah, yes...unfortunately, I don't have an automated machine do drill all these holes. I tediously drilled them, one-by-one-by-one-by-one...:hmm3:

 

[GunMoto]

Another contribution.

Goldbar Fairy Wrasse - aka (Yellow bar or Yellow band fairy)
cirrhilabrus luteovittatus
Comes from: Micronesia
Fairy Size Category: Large (4.7" as adult)
Colors: Deep purple body with a lavender belly and the unmistakeable yellow stripe down the side. Females about the same. This fish is a VERY close relative to the Solar Fairy.
Availability: Occasional